"3D job" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: 3D jobs [plural]
Etymology: Literally: Dirty, Dangerous and Demanding (or Difficult, Demeaning) job. Calque of Japanese 3K (3K). Etymology templates: {{cal|en|ja|3K}} Calque of Japanese 3K (3K) Head templates: {{en-noun}} 3D job (plural 3D jobs)
  1. A menial blue-collar job often performed by migrants. Wikipedia link: 3D jobs Translations (dirty, dangerous, demanding job): 3K產業 (Chinese Mandarin), 3K产业 (sān kèi chǎnyè) (Chinese Mandarin), 3K行業 (Chinese Mandarin), 3K行业 (sān kèi hángyè) (alt: number 3 can also be replaced with 三 (sān) - "three") (Chinese Mandarin), 3K (san kē) (alt: さんケー) (Japanese)

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